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Jepson eFlora: Taxon page
Key to families | Table of families and genera |
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Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae) | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Genus: Astragalus | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Species: | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Higher Taxonomy
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Astragalus argophyllus Nutt. var. argophyllus NATIVE Habit: Perennial herb, cespitose, from crown; hairs on leaves dense, appressed or ascending, soft-gray to silvery. Stem: +- prostrate, tufted or matted, < 15 cm. Leaf: 2--15 cm; leaflets 9--21, 4--15 mm, +- elliptic or ovate, tips acute or obtuse. Inflorescence: flowers 1--4, ascending. Flower: petals bright pink-purple, banner 22--24 mm, keel 17--20 mm. Fruit: 15--25 mm, 7--12 mm wide, +- widely lanceolate, straight or curved, densely loose-strigose, early fleshy, then stiff-leathery; chamber 1. Ecology: Heavy alkaline or saline soil; Elevation: 1280--1350 m. Bioregional Distribution: MP (e Lassen Co.), SNE (nw Inyo Co.); Distribution Outside California: to Montana, Wyoming, Utah. Flowering Time: Apr--Aug eFlora Treatment Author: Martin F. Wojciechowski & Richard Spellenberg Unabridged Reference: Barneby 1964 Mem New York Bot Gard 20:1--1188; Isely 1998 Native and Naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States Jepson Online Interchange Listed on CNPS Rare Plant Inventory Previous taxon: Astragalus anxius Next taxon: Astragalus aridus | ![]() |
Citation for this treatment: Martin F. Wojciechowski & Richard Spellenberg 2012, Astragalus argophyllus var. argophyllus, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=54626, accessed on April 21, 2018. Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2018, Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/, accessed on April 21, 2018. More photos of Astragalus argophyllus var. argophyllus in CalPhotos
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